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1991Final results

1991 election for Kentucky Governor

Governor · Kentucky

Brereton C. Jones (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating John Harper (R) by 29.5 points.

Brereton C. JonesDemocrat · winner
64.7%540,468
John HarperRepublican
35.3%294,452
834,920 votes

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1991

Races before and after

EvenD+29.81987D+29.51991D+2.21995D+38.51999R+10.12003D+17.42007

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET